rubber band
noun
a narrow, circular or oblong band of rubber, used for holding things together, as papers or a box and its lid.
rubber bands
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pluralof rubber band.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At age 7, he started playing with a flying toy made of cork, bamboo and rubber bands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“When you’re pulling rubber bands as hard as you’re pulling them” with levered ETFs, or other use of leverage to speculate, “things can get very ugly,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Somsak Jaidee, 62, who sells rice porridge in bags secured with rubber bands at a Bangkok market, said that while "everything is more expensive... I have to endure it."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Made with wood, springs and rubber bands, Rich Walker remembers fondly the first robotic hand built by Shadow Robot in the late 1990s.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Three red rubber bands in varying sizes and widths.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
